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Thursday, December 19, 2013

One of the golf course enhancements that was recently passed by the Board of Directors was the installation of a seawall along the pond on 4 North. The reasons for this installation are both for aesthetics and erosion control. The boulders that previously outlined this area did a poor job of holding the pond edge in place and also provided a poor visual appearance when the water level went down.

To solve both of these problems we have chosen to remove the boulders and install a 180' Ledgestone "Redi-Rock" retaining wall along the pond edge. The Ledgetone Redi-Rock looks almost identical to the new bridge that was built on the South course last season which helps provide a consistent look across the property. Redi-Rock retaining walls are built out of 1 ton precast concrete blocks that are stacked on top of each other and lock in place. The walls that are created are not only very visually pleasing, but are extremely strong and useful in many different applications. Feel free to click on the "Redi-Rock" link above to explore where Redi-Rock has been used, and to get a great idea of how beautiful 4 North will look this spring!

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Scott Rettmann

Greens Superintendent

Ben Beard

Equipment Manager

Get to know Ben-

Ben has a working background and education in automotive repair as well as 2 years of experience working on golf course equipment at J.W. Turf, a golf course equipment dealership. Ben is getting married in July 2016 and enjoys hunting and fishing when he's not at work.

Alan Bidwell

Assistant Superintendent

Get to know Alan-

Al has been with Walnut Creek since 1969 as an Assistant Superintendent and knows the property well! Outside of work Al enjoys watching sports. Al also coached travel baseball in Pinkney and Novi for many years while his sons were growing up.

Michael Brown

Assistant Superintendent

Get to know Michael

Michael started at Walnut Creek in December 2015 and brings with him over 10 years of experience in the business. Michael is a Michigan State University graduate. He did his internship at Bel-Air Country Club and has worked as an Assistant at both Fellows Creek Golf Club and Boulder Point Golf Club. Michael also has experience in landscaping and project management which will come in handy as we continue our course renovations next year.

Tobias Fairchild

Assistant Superintendent

Get to know Tobias

Tobias is a 2013 Michigan State University graduate in Sports and Commercial Turf Management. He spent time working for the Great Lake Loons in addition to a year at Midland Country Club. Most recently before coming to Walnut Creek, Tobias was the Turf Production Manager at the Red Hen Turf Farm in Indiana.

Tugg

Newfoundland/Border Collie

Get to know Tugg

Tugg is a Newfoundland/Border Collie/Springer Spaniel who Scott and his wife adopted from Fido's Rescue in Ohio. Tugg is 3 years old and loves his days on the course. Please feel free and stop anytime and say hello to him on the course, he loves meeting people!